Food is authentic and tastes great! Owners are nice and friendly too. We ordered the pork belly with salted veggies and the meet was very tender and well seasoned. read more

Ordered 2 meals for 1 for myself and my partner. Well let me just say, I didn't expect a restaurant could mess up chicken chow mein and sweet and sour pork so badly but they did. It was so disgusting, I had to throw it away as I was worried i would get ill. Do yourself a favor, and go somewhere else to spend your money. read more

We just came back from a truly delicious meal at Rhythm restaurant. We tried eating there once about 4 years ago: the interior of the restaurant was very dark, it looked and felt stark and not very inviting at that visit, food wasn't that good. Maybe the owner and the chef changed since then. Our trusted food, especially Asian, source told us that the food is good there. We have tried a couple deliveries from Rhythm Restaurant, and the most of the dishes that we have ordered were good. So we decided to eat there tonight. The restaurant looked brighter, more cosy and inviting. The servers, a couple young Asian women were very kind and attentive. We ordered pan fried dumplings, beef noodle soup, green onion pancakes, and sautéed mixed vegetables with tofu. First came the mixed vege with tofu. It was fresh, beautiful to look at, and delicious. Tofu was house deep fried to crisp which mixed very well with sweet cabbage and other Veges, sauce clear and beautiful flavor. So well cooked. Then came the beef noodle soup; the noodle had a great chewiness, which made me think of a home made noodle - it was made at the restaurant according to a server - broth delicious and hot, the rich flavor of beef broth nicely countered by some vinegar. Many tender slices of the beef and sweet cabbages. We enjoyed it till the last drop. Then came the pan fried dumplings; homemade skin, not queasy at all, good filling and the sauce. We asked for the hot sauce which gave a nice kick to the delicious dumplings. The last dish was green onion pancakes, ample of them it was delicious, but we brought most of them home because we were happily full. In recent time we had delivery of chicken with scallion oil, shanxi cold noodle, beef & soy sauce fried flat noodle, they were all excellent. We are delighted that now we have a favorite Chinese restaurant so close to home, and look forward to further dishes. All the dishes that I mentioned taste authentic and good care goes into this chef's cooking. The dishes we were not crazy about were Har Kau and sticky rice wrap, basically some dim sums. I would like to give them a try again to see if it was a one time thing. So thrilled to say that we do have an authentic Chinese restaurant. Thank you Mr. Han! read more

Is this place a 5 star, maybe not but it's certainly not a 1 star, I had the xi an burger, greasy but good. Had the sticky rice, it was pretty ok. I find a lot of these Chinese restaurants on the island will half ass some dishes. You have to know what to order. I'm looking at you chicken chow Mei 2 different places have given me deli meats over the traditional chicken.. I just know not to order that unless I know it's legit. That being said we have good food here on the island and you just gotta know what to order where. read more

Really nice Shaanxi-style food in Nanaimo. Who knew? The dishes were made with varying degree of finesse, but some were quite proudly and wonderfully presented. Overall not super spicy-hot, even when ordering food very la, and very mala, but with the sort of rich, dry flavour you expect from Shaanxi. Cumin Lamb was quite good. The roujiaomo were on mo bread not quite as nice as you might get in Victoria or Richmond, but still serviceable. Overall, fantastic food, and looking forward to eating there again. read more

Been here a few times. Tnt fried rice is light and not too salted out. I like it a little more MSGed out but my wife likes it milder, which is good Cuz the mains are flavour parties. Yummy mains full of flavour and they don't skimp on ingredients or oil... They want to give you a flavour slap... And my cheeks are still hurting. Will be back. read more

I thought this could have been a hidden gem in Nanaimo with Taiwanese style cuisine. Unfortunately I was disappointed. They aren't open for dine in and only do take out. I ordered the beef noodle soup for my son and since it's in soup, one would assume that the noodles are placed in a separate container than the soup broth, otherwise it would soak all the broth. When we took it home, there was no broth left, the noodles expanded and were soggy breaking to tiny pieces. In addition, there were about 7 thinly sliced pieces of meat instead of cubed chunks. I also ordered the pork and vegetables over top of noodles. This they did put in separate container but was not soup. Unfortunately it was very heavy handed with salt for the topping. I was also very surprised when they charge for the paper bag, but to use it to cover up the plastic bag inside. read more

Greate authentic Chinese food, not western or North American Chinese food. If your looking for the same takeout food you get everywhere then you wont get here. read more

Wonderful flavour , fresh vegetables & chow menu was awesome nothing greasy , good service too

Ordered beef and broccoli, the broccoli was nice and fresh but the beef tasted funny like there was no more beef flavor anymore. Same funny taste on fried beef and flat noodle read more

Tried this restaurant for the first time tonight, hoping for some authentic Chinese cuisine. We ordered chicken in black bean, broccoli and beef and shanghai noodle. The service was mediocre as we had to actually get up and go up front at the end of the meal before got a bill. The food was so very bland, without much flavour to any of the dishes. Hopefully it will get better over time. read more

I went there for lunch with a couple of people from work. We ordered Fried Prawns with Spicy Sauce and Kung Pow Chicken. The food was excellent read more

We had lunch at this Chinese restaurant today. We ordered only two dishes, BBQ pork chow mein and pineapple chicken. Both dishes were delightful and very fresh. What the place lacks in décor [none] - is made up for - by having very tasty, fresh food cooked just right. read more

Best Chinese food in Nanaimo for sure. The typical chow mein sweet & sour wasn't greasy and was super good, we also tried new things more authentic and they were outstanding. Definitely try this place. read more

came here last year with my boyfriend. we came from school, and were dropping in quickly during a free period. i wasn't feeling too hot but still wanted to eat, so i ordered steamed rice, but then the waitress told me they had none. wtf? seems like it would be a staple on a menu fullllll of rice. whatever. i was happy with nipping a few bites of the vegetable noodles my boyfriend ordered. there were 2 other patrons in the restaurant, who the hostess/waitress seemed to know personally. when their order came, the waitress brought out a few dishes, one of which was a GIANT STEAMING BOWL OF RICE. i don't know what that was about. what we did get (not sure what it was called honestly), was plain and mediocre. not much for vegans/vegetarians. i wouldn't be inclined to come again read more

Apparently they don't serve steamed rice? Confusing. Anyways, vegan options are a bit subpar.

Unwelcoming environment , next to clueless staff , never open . Worst part of it all is the food ! very basic , bland , unappetizing ( looks and scent ) . overall will not return . read more

Ewwww.. Fast delivery of low-quality food, may have found something better in a garbage can. Not impressed

Ordered take out for 7:00 pick up. My order wasn't ready yet. I was told another ten minutes so I waited in my car. I came back in and still not ready, so I was told to sit down. I noticed some of my order sitting on a side counter with no heat on it. It took another ten minutes for the rest. When I got it home, half of it was barely warm at all and they shorted me my two spring rolls that I had paid for. The food was average but half cold. To some it up, twenty minutes late, half cold, average tasting, and no discounts for pick up. I spent $135 and will not be back. Calvin C. read more